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Subject: Geography/Polity Context: Uttarakhand governor has given her assent for declaration of Bhararisen (Gairsain) in Chamoli district as the summer capital of Uttarakhand Concept: The state was first carved out from Uttar Pradesh in 2000. Gairsain was best suited to be the capital as it lay between Kumaon and Garhwal. However, Dehradun was named the […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Kerala state government has decided to put its senior citizens under reverse quarantine Concept: Reverse quarantine is a method of detaching the most vulnerable people from general public to protect them from contracting virus Examples: Aged above 60, infants, Children
Subject: Economy/Society Context: Many states flagged concerns over the digital divide in education in a meeting called by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to discuss the way forward for learning amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Concept: Digital divide is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and […]
Subject: Polity Context: Lieutenant Governor of NCT of Delhi has overturned the Delhi government’s order on testing only those showing COVID-19 symptoms and restricting access to hospitals only to Delhi residents. Concept: Constitutional provision As per Article 239, every UT in India shall be administered by the President, through an administrator to be appointed by […]
Subject: Environment Context: Since the morning of May 27, natural gas has been continuously flowing out of a gas well in Assam Concept: The Baghjan 5 well is a purely gas-producing well in Tinsukia district. Sometimes, the pressure balance in a well may be disturbed leading to ‘kicks’ or changes in pressure. If these are […]
Subject: Environment Context: India has improved its place in Environment Performance Index but still poorly ranked Concept: India secured 168 rank in the 12th edition of the biennial Environment Performance Index (EPI Index 2020) that measured the environmental performance of 180 countries It was released by the Yale University on June 4, 2020. India’s rank was […]
Subject: IR Context: As the pandemic stifles economic activity, experts kept warning of a much harsher recession in the Gulf. Concept: Persian Gulf, the body of water is surrounded by eight countries Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates GCC The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and […]
Subject: IR Context: As part of Mission Sagar, INS Kesari has carried a consignment of COVID related essential medicines for the people of Seychelles. Concept: India launched Mission Sagar as part of the government’s outreach initiative towards five Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Indian Naval Ship Kesari has been […]
Subject: Economy Context: The gross direct tax collection in 2019-20 fiscal dipped 4.92 per cent to Rs 12.33 lakh crore on account of reduction in corporate tax rate, increased standard deduction and personal I-T exemption limit, the Income Tax department. The gross collections would have clocked 8 per cent growth to Rs 14.01 lakh crore […]
Subject: Environment Context: With the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to UNFCCC pushed back a full year – to November, 2021 – the UNFCCC’s Climate Ambition Alliance has launched a global campaign called “Race to Zero” Concept: It is an “international campaign for a healthy, resilient zero carbon recovery” The campaign aims to codify commitments made […]